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I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my post. I'm humbled. There's some good advice here, some great perspective, and I've found it helpful. I hope that anyon…

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experience. This is helpful. I'm no longer very young -- mid-thirties -- and so I feel some pressure, mostly internal, to d…

Thank you for the kind response and offer. I've sent you an email.

I absolutely agree that this is not a unique situation, and I see -- and even know -- people who're going through the same experience. > There will be a culling of this profession.…

Great post. I do think every experience has something to teach; that can be very difficult -- I'm experiencing that now! -- but we just have to be open and thoughtful. Thanks for s…

Thank you the response and for the encouragement. I appreciate it.

Frankly, I'm humbled that you created an account to reply to my post. Thank you for taking the time to do so. > You'll be alright and at the very least, I hope you take away that y…

> Remember, it’s not about you, it’s about current economy and politics. Sometthing out of your control. This is a really important point to remember, and I appreciate you bringing…

First, thank you for taking time to respond. I really appreciate it. > You pushed through a math refresh and excelled in a technical institute towards the goal of working in softwa…

Thanks a ton for taking the time to chime in. As you and the original responder suggested, I'll continue to build things and expand my skills. I think you made a really important p…

Thank you for taking the time to provide honest feedback. What you say makes sense; it's what I suspected but haven't fully accepted. I do enjoy programming, so I'll continue that …

Hi, all. I'm in a tough spot career-wise right now and would love some perspective from those who've worked in tech, have undergone a career change, or have some general life lesso…

Several immediately come to mind. Short stories: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu); Stories of Your Life and Others and Exhalation (Ted Chiang); The Martian Chronicle…

I hope the OP is okay with me getting in on this. I just picked up _Learning Go: An Idiomatic Approach to Real-World Programming_, 2nd ed, based on its positive reviews. I'd like t…

Hello, HN: I recently graduated from a two-year diploma program in software development, and I’d love some advice for getting started in the industry (and, perhaps, for landing my …

I first read this when I was an English Lit undergraduate. Theory was my favourite topic -- Derrida, Foucault, Althusser, etc -- but this book, in particular, always stood out to m…

Brogue was my introduction to the genre. I also tried Golden Krone Hotel, a beginner-friendly title (and the first one I beat)! I played CoQ for a while, too, but there's something…

I’ve already mentioned Cogmind, but Brogue is a beautiful game with tight gameplay. Another great recommendation.

I hadn’t played games for a long time, mostly because of school, but recently I picked up Cogmind, a fantastic sci-fi roguelike. Basically, you’re a robot that can attach and repla…

A wonderful message. All the best, everyone. I wish you all a safe, happy, and healthy holidays.

At 32, I had a Masters in English Literature (which I loved doing) and was working for a non-profit. I liked the organization and what it stood for, but I didn’t love my job and, m…

Fantastic. Jotted those two down. Thanks for the input -- I really appreciate it.

I figured The Pragmatic Programmer might be a good one. I'll begin with that. I've added Refactoring to Patterns to my list. Thanks for sharing this.